Book portfolio



Jul 6 1926.

| F. MAcKEx BOOK PORTFOLIO Filed' April 20 I 9 v INVENTOR. LUCRETIA PIKENSCHER MACKEY A BY I t Patented July 6, V I

r tain UNITED is TATESIFJ LUCRETIA FIIKENSCI-IER MACKEY, on'olixtann, CALIFORNIA. I r '1 13001: ronrro'moj Application ii al'A i ii 2o, 1a' 25.--s ria11ro; 2453, 1

7 My intention is a book portfolioadapted to hold and retain two: or more books in a.

convenient position so that on opening-Ithe portfolio they facilitate; ready reference; The portfolio comprises a case with reta n:

. ing flaps at each end, to hold a cover of two under which the covers of books may be inbooks, retainingstrips, to pass through'the books and secure them 111 placeand aicoyen ing flap with fasteners and-a handle; My

portfolio is made somewhat on the principle ofthe carry all luggage article, I In many lines of business and professions itisnecessary for a person to carry two or three booksof reference and variouspalpers or pamphlets relating thereto. It 1s1anobject of my inyention to provice a suitable portfolio for such books, papers and pal n phlets'. In its general Construction my portfolio comprises a long web of leatheror fabric-.with an inturned flap' at each end,

serted, strips of naterialare passed through I the books'and fasten to each edge of the f and drawings, in which zfolio with three books .rolled therein and I I 1 j -passed through theininsuch' position'toact I i as bookmarkers, and thus when theportfolio is opened the books will bev ready'for consultation at or about the desired pla ces.-.

web and hold the books in place. -The'se strips also function as book marks and a central strip, may be used for a book situated between the two end books. .An end I iiapfolds over the rolled up case, has buttons or straps to hold 1t closed and a handle.

I prefer to make the case with fan interlining which will form pockets or recep-f Changes tacles for papers o'rypamphlets. may, be made. in thedesignfand manner of fabrication of my portfolio to adapt it to variouspurposes.- I I I I My invention will be more readily understood froin the accompanying specification Figure 1 is a plan of'my portfolio ex tended or opened for consultation of a book heldtherein. i Q

Figure 2 is a transverse section of Figure 1 on the line 22 looking in the direction of the arrows. I

Figure 3 is a perspective view'of my portthe portfolio which may be constructed of leather or fabric and is an elongatedweb.

If desired the main web may have an interlining 2, but this is not necessary for abook carrier. The ends of theweb l are folded at l and'eland have inturned flapso and 6,

By stitching at the edgesof thefolds the of the bookan'd refast-ened.

"ments without departing from the spirit of I I VI V 110 form "the. web. 1

pockets or receptacles-7 and 8; whose func" ends of the jstr'ips have buttons -17,"18and '19 to fasten untoidonie' fastener-s20, 21 and 22 securedto the edge 23 of the web '1. Thesestripsare" designed to pa ss betweenhthe' leaves of books as indicatedat2 l and retain the books in placer-" The trips also func tion as book marks @for' they. may readily be un'buttoned,'passedthrough other pages I The center bo'ok (not shown-in held in proper position in' the the strip 11'. The: inner lining 2 is prefer- Fig does not haveipockets for its covers but is 1 port-folio byv 75, I ably'provided with slits 25,26 and 2:7 eX

tending from edge to edge of the case in locations under the'strips l0, 11 and 12. In this manner the inner and outerfli-ning form pockets pamphlets A closure flap buttons 30 to-fasten on dome fasteners 31. A handle32 maybe secured to the closure flap 28 in any suitable manner.

or receptacles for papers or es'is stitehed 'to he-tab 1 I at about the place indicated by 29 and has "The mannerofusing my portfoliois as follows Two'or three books are insertedin the case,'I I the outer books with their covers gripped'by the pockets 7' and8, and the strips 10and l2'h0ldin them is position.

is then rolledor folded over the books so II The center book is-helol by the strip 11. .Theportfolio shown .in Figure 3, with papers, pamphlets etc. heldv in the pockets between the inside i I lining ilrnd outsid e cover. An extra set {of only 'twobooks are carried. The books wil'l'preferably have the strips fasteners similar to 3.1 will be used when j The design and'nianner of connecting the ,1 various elements of my portfolio may be considerably'altered to suit special require,

my invention. I

. edge of the web having buttons to fasten 1 them to. the other edge of the web adapted.

position.

.2. A book portfolio comprising a web or case,- a pocketat each end of the web on the inside'thereof'adapted to hold the cover of two separate books, strips secured to an to pass between the leaves of books and a closure fiap'secureol to the web coactingwith fasteners on the web to retain the portfolio folded or rolled.

3. Abook portfolio comprising a web or case,"a pocket at each'end of the web on the inside thereof adapted to'hold the cover of two separate books, a pair of strips secured tween the leaves of a pair of books and fashold the covers of apair.

ten to the opposite edge of the web a cen tral strip securedto one edge of the web adapted to pass between the leaves of a cen- 1 tral book, a closure flap secured to the web of sufficient length to pass around the rolled it or folded web and means to fasten the closure flap to part ofthe web. I

74;. A book portfolio as claimed in claim 3 having pockets or receptacles within the in side of the web adapted to hold papers or the like. i

5. A book portfolio comprising an elongated case, pockets and fstripsrto hold a book at each end of the case, a strip'to hold a book at the mid position of the case, said case being adapted to form a double fold or roll and means to retain the case in folded or rolled form. v

6. A book portfolio as claimed in claim 5 having additional pockets or receptacles adapted to hold papers or the like.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- I ture. to one edge of the web adapted to pass be- V recreate FlKENSCHEli MACKEY'. 

